Four days ago - See the notes on Acts 10:23.Until this hour - The ninth hour, or three o’clock, p. m. See Acts 10:3.A man - Called, in Acts 10:3, an angel. He had the appearance of a man. Compare Mark 16:5.In bright clothing - See the notes on Matthew 28:3. read more
Acts 10:30-33. And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting The first of these days he had the vision; the second, his messengers came to Joppa; on the third, Peter set out; and on the fourth, came to Cesarea; until this hour Cornelius does not intend to declare by this how long he had fasted; but he tells him when he, being fasting, saw the vision, which was four days before, at the same hour of the day. And at the ninth hour An hour of solemn prayer, being the time of offering the... read more
European converts (10:1-48)In the Roman regiment based in Caesarea was a centurion named Cornelius, a man who was such a sincere God-fearer that all his household followed his faith. In response to his expressions of faith and acts of kindness, God promised to send Peter to tell him the good news of Jesus Christ by which he could be saved (10:1-8; cf. 11:14).First, however, God wanted to teach Peter certain lessons. God gave him a vision to show him that the old Jewish food laws were of no... read more
Four days ago = From (Greek. apo. App-104 .) the fourth day. I was, &c . The texts omit "fasting", and read "until this hour I was praying". bright = shining. Greek. lampros. read more
And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in white apparel.Four days ago ... The travel time between Caesarea and Joppa was two days, the distance each way being thirty or thirty-five miles. Both going and coming, they would "probably have stopped the night at Apollonia, which was half way, on the coast road."[19]The ninth hour of prayer ... was 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon. See under Acts 10:10.A... read more
30-33. Four days ago—the messengers being despatched on the first; on the second reaching Joppa (Acts 10:9); starting for Cæsarea on the third; and on the fourth arriving. read more
Peter’s visit to Cornelius 10:23-33 read more
Cornelius then related the vision he had seen to Peter. The angel in Cornelius’ vision (Acts 10:2) had looked like a man dressed in shining garments (Acts 10:30). The vision God had given him was a response to the centurion’s prayers and alms.". . . there are certain things that do count before God. These are things which can in no way merit salvation, but they are things which God notes. . . . Wherever there is a man who seeks after God as Cornelius did, that man is going to hear the gospel of... read more
Peter and the Gentiles1-48. Conversion of Cornelius. The baptism of Cornelius was an event of farreaching importance, and is, therefore, described by St. Luke in great detail. If it was not the first actual baptism of a Gentile (see Acts 8:38), it was, at any rate, the first such baptism which was publicly acknowledged. The historical character of the incident has been called in question because St. Peter in Galatians is represented as opposing St. Paul on the Gentile question (Galatians... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 10:30
Until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer for I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour I prayed, A.V. and T.R.; apparel for clothing, A.V. Four days ago . This was the fourth day (see Acts 10:23 , note). Until this hour , etc. The reading of the R.T. is not adopted by Meyer or Alford, and the R.V. is unintelligible. The A.V. seems to give the meaning clearly and accurately. Until this hour probably denotes the sixth hour, midday, as in Acts 10:9 .... read more